Flight Safety Information - June 26, 2023 No. 123 In This Issue : San Antonio airport death: Details about the fatal accident revealed as crew member gets killed by engine of a jet : Lowell man rescued, woman killed in northern Michigan plane crash near Beaver Island : American Airlines crew sickened by airplane fumes at Ohio airport, taken to hospital : Factors In Ice-Induced Hard Landings, Part 1 : Plane crashes on Ocean Springs Middle practice field : Two dead after vintage plane crashes north of Duluth : IATA Joins Forces With FAA, ICAO & More To Improve Aviation Safety In Africa : FRCSW Receives Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award : Aviation Manuals Rolls Out Integrated SMS For Wider Safety Assessment San Antonio airport death: Details about the fatal accident revealed as crew member gets killed by engine of a jet An airline ground crew member of San Antonio International Airport died on Friday, June 23, 2023, in a horrific accident. The unfortunate incident happened at around 10:25 pm. at the airport, located at 9800 Airport Boulevard, after the worker went into the engine of a Delta Airlines flight. Police officers and firefighters responded to the accident scene immediately, but they haven't released the identity of the deceased. In a statement issued on Saturday, June 24, The National Transportation Safety Board said: "Delta Flight 1111 was taxying to the gate, with one engine on at that time, and a worker was ingested into that engine at 10:25 p.m. The NTSB has been in contact with Delta. They are in the information-gathering process at this point." (Video) At the time, the Delta Airlines flight had arrived at the San Antonio International Airport from Los Angeles. San Antonio airport is supporting the investigation regarding the demise of the Delta Airlines worker As per KENS5, the now-deceased person was a worker of a company that Delta Airlines has a tie-up with to look after ground operations. In a statement issued on June 24, the airline company said that it was supporting the nvestigations surrounding the person's death at San Antonio International Airport. The company said: "We are heartbroken and grieving the loss of an aviation family member’s life in San Antonio. Our hearts and full support are with their family, friends and loved ones during this difficult time." The officials at the airport also released a statement stating they are "deeply saddened" by the "fatality of an airline ground crew member." "An accident occurred on the ground at San Antonio International Airport (SAT) tonight that resulted in the fatality of an airline ground crew member. We are deeply saddened by this incident and are working with authorities as they begin their investigation. We will share more information as details become available." In a statement issued by Unifi Aviation, the company that has contracted with Delta Airlines, the spokesperson said that they are ensuring they are taking care of their employees. "Unifi Aviation is deeply saddened by the loss of our employee at San Antonio International Airport during a tragic incident in the late hours of Friday, June 23, 2023. Our hearts go out to the family of the deceased, and we remain focused on supporting our employees on the ground and ensuring they are being taken care of during this time." They also said they won't be releasing any information related to the deceased worker. "From our initial investigation, this incident was unrelated to Unifi’s operational processes, safety procedures and policies. Out of respect for the deceased, we will not be sharing any additional information. While police and other officials continue to investigate this incident, we defer to them on providing further details." There are no other updates on this case. This is a developing story. Lowell man rescued, woman killed in northern Michigan plane crash near Beaver Island The U.S. Coast Guard spotted the wreck from the air and were able to hoist a 70-year-old Lowell man from the water. A 65-year-old woman died from her injuries. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard Author: 13 ON YOUR SIDE Staff Published: 4:27 PM EDT June 23, 2023 Updated: 6:25 PM EDT June 23, 2023 BEAVER ISLAND, Mich. — A Lowell man and woman aboard a plane crashed into Lake Michigan Friday near Beaver Island, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Department said a helicopter with the USCG Air Station Traverse City was in the area training when they learned of an overdue plane call. Searchers spotted the aircraft upside down with one person in the water. Aircrews were able to rescue and hoist 70-year-old Randy F. Seaman from the water near the wreckage. The Coast Guard helicopter rushed him to the Charlevoix Airport where he was then taken to McLaren Hospital in Petoskey for treatment. His injuries are unknown at this time, the sheriff's office said. The Coast Guard said divers from the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Department recovered the second person aboard the submerged aircraft. She was identified as 65-year-old Beverly Jean Anderson, also from Lowell. The circumstances surrounding the plane crash weren't immediately clear. An online Federal Aviation Administration database lists Randy F. Seaman as an active private pilot who first got his certificate in 2010. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are now investigating the crash. American Airlines crew sickened by airplane fumes at Ohio airport, taken to hospital Updated: Jun 22, 2023 / 11:06 AM EDT CLEVELAND (WJW) – Four American Airlines crew members were taken to the hospital after being overcome by fumes in Cleveland on Wednesday morning. American Airlines flight 1264 was scheduled to depart from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport for Charlotte, North Carolina. While in the process of boarding the plane with passengers, four crew members complained of fumes in the cockpit, according to John Goersmeyer, a representative for Cleveland Hopkins Airport. Medics, hazmat on site as Troy pool evacuated after kids get ill The passengers were then taken off the plane and the crew members were taken to the hospital for evaluation by Cleveland Hopkins Intl Airport Fire & Rescue. No one else on board complained of illness or feeling sick, according to Goersmeyer. Nexstar’s WJW reached out to American Airlines, which said, “Prior to departing from Cleveland International Airport (CLE), crewmembers reported a possible odor in the cabin of American Airlines flight 1264. The aircraft is currently being inspected by our maintenance team.” Factors In Ice-Induced Hard Landings, Part 1 The accident aircraft, an Embraer Phenom 100. A charter crew approached Paris Le Bourget Airport in their Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 on the morning of Feb. 8, 2021. The wing and stabilizer de-icing system was not turned on when they passed through a layer of freezing clouds on final approach, and at 50 ft. above the runway, the airplane stalled. It descended rapidly and the recorders, FDR and CVR stopped when the airplane struck the runway. That happens when the G-load exceeds 5gs. The crew did not forget to turn on the “Wingstab” de-icing system; they made a conscious decision to leave it off. Other Phenom pilots before them had made the same decision in similar circumstances, with the same results. One such accident took place in Germany in 2013 and another took place in the U.S. in 2014. After those accidents, both the German BFU and the American NTSB made recommendations to prevent such accidents, but they weren’t entirely successful. The French Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses (BEA) analyzed the Paris accident and came up with an additional insight that might be more helpful. The accident flight departed Venice, Italy, at 0917 Paris local time and climbed to FL 340. The charter flight carried a two-pilot crew and one passenger. The co-pilot was the pilot flying. While enroute, the crew discussed the possibility of snow and a contaminated runway at Le Bourget and they tested the anti-icing system to ensure it was working. About 45 min. before landing, and before listening to the terminal information broadcast (ATIS), they briefed the normal clean-wing approach speeds. Those speeds were 97 kt. Vref, 102 kt. VAC (approach climb speed), and 121 kt. for VFS (final segment speed). When they listened to the ATIS, it reported that the temperature was -1C (30F) and the dew point -3C and that there was severe icing between 3,000 ft. and 5,000 ft. The captain discounted this information, saying there was no snow and that icing was common near Le Bourget. The crew briefed the ILS approach to runway 27, planning to use full flaps and autopilot engaged. They did not consider any changes to the approach speeds. Ten minutes before landing, the crew turned on the engine anti-icing and windshield demist/de-icing systems. As they intercepted the localizer, the crew activated the Wingstab de-icing system. Only 21 sec. later, after observing ice breaking off the wings, they turned that system off. They intercepted the glide slope, switched to the tower and were cleared to land on runway 27. They ran the before-landing checklist, and the captain turned off the engine anti-icing system. The captain later stated that the cloud layer began just below 5,000 ft. and ended at 2,000 ft., and there was another thin layer at 1,500 ft. He did not see ice forming on the wing after he turned off the de-icing system. At 300 ft. above the approach end of the runway, the airplane was stabilized at 100 kt. IAS and the autopilot was disengaged. Then the airplane began slowing and sinking, with the airspeed falling to 90 kt. and the angle-of-attack (AOA) increasing to 28 deg. The wings began to rock and the sink rate increased to 960 fpm. The captain, saying the airplane was too high on the glide slope, took control. The “STALL STALL” aural warning sounded and the captain attempted to advance power for a go-around. The airplane stalled in a 10-deg. right bank and landed hard. The airplane came down only 33 ft. past the runway 27 displaced threshold and slid 3,445 ft. before veering off the left side of the runway and pivoting around to a heading of 160 deg. The nose gear broke off and the right main landing gear penetrated the right wing and the right fuel tank. A fire broke out near the wing root, but the occupants were able to safely evacuate the burning airplane. Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Service (ARFF) responded and doused the fire. Part 2: Clues to why the Phenom crashed. Plane crashes on Ocean Springs, MS Middle practice field Ocean Springs officials have confirmed a plane crashed in the city Friday morning. OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Ocean Springs officials have confirmed a plane crashed in the city Friday morning. WLOX heard police scanner traffic around 7:40 a.m. regarding a plane crash. According to Jackson County EMA Director Earl Etheridge, a small plane took off from Ocean Springs Airport, headed to Asheville, North Carolina. Just after takeoff, the twin-engine Piper Apache prop plane developed problems and crashed less than a mile from the airport. The plane landed on the practice field at the north side of Ocean Springs Middle School. According to Ocean Springs Police, it damaged part of a fence. We’re told the pilot is okay, but the plane is leaking fuel. The plane landed on the practice field on the north side of Ocean Springs Middle School.(WLOX) Just after takeoff, the twin-engine Apache prop plane developed problems and crashed.(Ocean Springs Fire Chief Derek McCoy) Ocean Springs Fire and Police departments are on scene, along with Emergency Management. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are on their way to the crash. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has also been notified. Trey Brennan with the Ocean Springs School District says no students were on campus at the time of the crash. WLOX is at the scene. We will continue to update this story as we learn more information. Click here to subscribe to WLOX News on YouTube: Keep up with South Mississippi news, sports, and local events on our YouTube channel! Copyright 2023 WLOX. All rights reserved. Two dead after vintage plane crashes north of Duluth The men were both employees of Cirrus Aircraft. Two men died Wednesday morning when the plane they had taken for a test flight crashed in a wooded area outside of Duluth. DULUTH — Two men who had taken a single-engine vintage plane out for a test flight on Wednesday died after it crashed into a wooded area near Pequaywan Lake Road about 30 miles northeast of Duluth. Bryan Handyside, 60, and Matthew Joseph, 64, were co-workers at Duluth-based Cirrus Aircraft flying a privately owned two-seater — a 1946 Aeronca 7CCM Champion. They left Duluth International Airport around 7:15 a.m. and were scheduled to return to the same airport, according to Lt. Todd Abernethy of the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office. The downed plane's emergency locator transmitter alerted the Florida-based Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, which requested local aircraft to search for the location of the emergency beacon, said Sgt. Eric Sathers, with the Sheriff's Office. The coordination center, at Tyndall Air Force Base, organizes searches and rescues throughout North America. A spotter plane found the wreckage in a grouping of trees in an unincorporated area outside of Duluth near Handyside's home. It was found nose down, tail in the air and still intact about 30 yards into the woods, according to Abernethy. Handyside, who had more than 30 years of experience, was piloting the plane; Joseph was a passenger. Cirrus said in a statement that both men, who were on a personal flight, were "long-time, valued team members who made many contributions to both Cirrus Aircraft and general aviation." "Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, the Cirrus Aircraft team, and our entire community," the statement said. The cause of the crash is unknown, and will be investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. The plane recently completed an annual inspection and was on a "return to service" flight, the Sheriff's Office said. There have been three plane crashes in this region in the past eight months. In February David Rathbun, a longtime chief engineer for Cirrus, crashed at Grassy Point near the Bong Bridge in the harbor. A single-engine plane flown by Tyler Fretland crashed into a house in Hermantown in October, killing the pilot and siblings Alyssa Schmidt and Matthew Schmidt. The trio had been at a wedding in Duluth earlier in the night. IATA Joins Forces With FAA, ICAO & More To Improve Aviation Safety In Africa Safety is one of the critical areas of the Focus Africa initiative. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is launching a new program to enhance safety in the aviation industry. The Collaborative Aviation Safety Improvement Program (CASIP) will significantly reduce the rate of accidents and fatal incidents across the continent. The program is part of the IATA Focus Africa initiative and was first announced in Addis Ababa in the presence of most African aviation stakeholders. Focus Africa is meant to enhance aviation's contribution to the continent's development, and safety is one of the critical areas that must be addressed. Partnering for safer skies Although air travel is the safest mode of transport, much work must be done to make the African skies safer. CASIP launch partners include the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), and Boeing. Photo: Suradech Singhanat | Shutterstock Together, these partners will immediately address the most significant safety concerns and pool their resources to ensure air travel's safety, reliability, and efficiency on the continent. The African aviation sector is expected to grow rapidly in the next decade, which similarly increases the risk of air incidents. CASIP partners will use their safety management systems to identify some of these risks, collaboratively develop solutions and analyze the data to inform their decisions. The benefits of enhanced safety will be realized across the economies and societies of the continent. IATA Director General Willie Walsh said; "Improving aviation safety will play an important role in Africa’s overall development. Safe, efficient, and reliable air connectivity is a major driving contribution to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. In that sense, CASIP will make it clear to governments across the continent that aviation must be prioritized as an integral part of national development strategies. With such broad benefits at stake, we hope that other parties will be encouraged to join the CASIP effort" Safety enhancement involves all stakeholders, including regulatory authorities, air navigation service providers, airline operators, and airport managers, to mention a few. CASIP allows them to unite and ensure safer skies for Africa. Following global standards An essential step towards safety improvement is the effective use of global standards for safety. At the government level, an effective measure is the implementation of the ICAO Standards and Recommended Practises (SARPs). Photo: Rich T Photo | Shutterstock These are intended to assist states in managing aviation safety risks in line with the service providers' implementation of safety management systems. Data from 2022 shows that only 28 of the 54 African nations reached an effective implementation rate for ICAO SARPs of at least 60%, leaving a lot of room for improvement. One of the 28 countries is South Africa, which has one of the highest safety standards in the world. The country recently went through an ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP) and received an impressive, effective implementation score of 92%. This is a 4.6% increase from the last audit five years ago, highlighting the South African Civil Aviation Authority's (SACAA) commitment to continual safety enhancements. FRCSW Receives Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. - Since the 1950s, the naval aviation safety program has been enhancing the safety of aviation officers through risk assessment, investigation, and reporting of hazardous events. The Aviation Safety Program at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) takes these safety tenants to heart. The command knows just how important each employee is at every level of the operation and makes every effort to ensure their ongoing safety. In recognition of FRCSW’s consistent and effective airborne operations, FRCSW was recently selected to receive a Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Aviation Safety Award for Fiscal Year 2022. The CNO Aviation Safety Award is given annually to U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviation units operating under Navy’s chain of command. The award recognizes operational excellence, exemplary safety contributions, and a command’s ability to further the Naval Aviation Safety Program. In addition to an outstanding safety record, commands and ships selected must have aggressive aviation safety programs that contribute new ideas in mishap prevention for the general benefit of Naval Aviation. Along with her team, FRCSW Naval Flight Officer, Lieutenant Erica Sciscoe, plays a pivotal role in leading a robust aviation safety program. In addition to her flight operation duties, Sciscoe has been the safety program manager at FRCSW for over two years. The significant success, which led to the command earning the CNO safety award, can be attributed to the consistent meetings with aircrew, officers, and executive leadership run by Sciscoe where aviation concerns, risk management, flying specifics, crew currency requirements, and human factors are discussed. These meetings also keep the command updated on applicable changes in safety and ensures dissemination of necessary information. When there is a mishap or notably hazardous event, Sciscoe creates a report in Risk Management Information, which is a centralized information hub for safety data available to all safety representatives. “I found that discussing mishaps from the fleet and determining how they relate to flying and operations here has been one of the more unique and beneficial additions to the program. The quality and experience levels of the pilots, aircrew, and maintainers here also play a huge part.” Sciscoe said. When asked about the success of the safety program and the command's selection as the winner of the CNO Aviation Safety Award, Sciscoe says, “The entire safety team works constantly to ensure safety is the priority of every evolution, no matter how small or routine that evolution may be. They truly have their ‘finger on the pulse’ of internal and external directives, updates, and procedures. We have a good balance between what each of us adds to this program. Our success is most definitely a team effort and winning this award has proven that our team is doing the right thing. The quality and experience levels of the pilots, aircrew, and maintainers here also play a huge part in our success; and having the support and trust of CAPT Farnsworth (FRCSW Commanding Officer) and CAPT Rivera (FRCSW Executive Officer) in making decisions about the aircraft enhances that success as well.” While the warfighter depends on FRCSW to provide them with the highest quality products and services, it is imperative that the command runs the operation effectively and safely. The individuals that prioritize safety and ensure the program is running efficiently allow the workplace to continue without injury. FRCSW’s safety program finished the fiscal year with zero mishaps, reducing costs, improving productivity, and further solidifying the command’s reputation of excellence. A well-deserved recipient of the CNO Safety Aviation Award, the FRCSW safety program continues a more than 100 year culture in safety and consistently stays up to date on the latest safety reports enabling continuous improvement across the command. For the future of aviation safety, Sciscoe says, “brilliance in the basics will always be the critical foundation for a great safety program.” Aviation Manuals Rolls Out Integrated SMS For Wider Safety Assessment GENEVA—As part of efforts to increase operational safety levels for business jet and other operators, Aviation Manuals is launching a risk-assessment safety management system (SMS) software package that interacts with a wide array of airport, weather and scheduling providers to offer wider situational awareness. “The main objective here is simpler, safer,” says Clement Meersseman, vice president of strategic partnerships at Aviation Manuals, which is based in Rockville, Maryland-based. “By integrating with a partner such as AC-U-KWIK—which provides information for airports, FBOs, and aviation support services—and weather services like NOAA and NOTAM information as well as other partners with scheduling software, we’re identifying risks and taking them in,” Meersseman says. “We recently announced an integration beginning with Leon, one of the top scheduling software providers here in Europe, and then down the line we're going to be bringing in other information that the operator has a lot of interest in like flight data monitoring. We're also looking at fatigue risk management,” Meersseman says. The input of additional information will boost situational awareness and overall safety awareness says Mark Baier, CEO of Aviation Manuals. “Anytime you start a flight, for instance, it'll pull in weather, it'll pull in destination information and any kind of risks automatically from your flight plan. Beyond that, say you’ve got a first officer that has low flight time and you’re going into a mountainous airport like Aspen, Colorado, you might identify that as an elevated risk element. It doesn't mean you can't fly with these risk elements. It just means you need to mitigate it,” Baier says. “Maybe you take a copilot who has more flight experience, or you go when the weather's better. As we identify from the software, those kinds of potentially risky behavior through the data and the metrics module, we help the operator basically determine if there's some changes to the way they operate,” Baier says. “The key is the adoption of SMS which we all know is actually good for the operator and we all know is going to make them safer and better. We're really driving the adoption of SMS through these integrations and through simplification of the process for the users. A lot of SMS systems are designed for large operators that have a dedicated safety compliance team like airlines or large commercial operators. We're really focused on bringing all the other operators to adopt SMS because we genuinely believe it's going to make the industry safer overall,” he adds. Curt Lewis